715: Make Better Decisions with Data, with Dr. Allen Downey
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Applications of Survival Analysis in Demography and Population Dynamics
This chapter explores the practical applications of survival analysis in various contexts, such as analyzing customer renewals, patient lifespans, and marriage patterns. The discussion delves into concepts like Preston's paradox, length-biased sampling, and the relationship between family size and birth rates, highlighting their implications on demography and social change. Examples are used to illustrate the effects of policies like China's one child policy on desired family size and population decline.
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